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CREW Names the 14 Most Corrupt Members of Congress; Five More Earn Dishonorable Mentions

September 22, 2011 Comments off

CREW Names the 14 Most Corrupt Members of Congress; Five More Earn Dishonorable Mentions
Source: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

From lying on financial disclosure forms to receiving improper gifts to unreported conflicts of interest, it has been a busy year for lousy lawmakers. Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released its annual Most Corrupt Members of Congress report, which takes a bipartisan look at Washington’s worst. Fourteen members were named to the list, while five more garnered dishonorable mentions. A startling 14 of the 19 members on CREW’s list are new to it this year, and six are also new to Congress.
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Although CREW assigns no ranking system to the list, several members’ actions are particularly egregious. Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) is under investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies, and Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) has refused to pay over $100,000 in child support. Meanwhile, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), a serial offender, again made the list for using taxpayer money to help a staffer tend to criminal court matters and for trying to bribe Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

On the Democratic side, the FBI seems to be looking at Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) for accepting gifts from campaign donors. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) made the list for letting his lobbyist sister trade on his name – perhaps even allowing her to maintain a mailbox in his office – and for using congressional stationary to influence a judge about to sentence his son.

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